BAI or Bai may refer to:
The Bai was an imperial Vietnamese decoration for merit. The decoration, an oblong shield of gold set with ten rubies was worn on a cord around the neck. It was given to meritorious princes, mandarins, generals, ministers and the highest civil servants.
The decoration is very old but was reformed by the emperor Thành Thái in 1889. It ceased to exist after the fall of the Vietnamese monarchy in 1945.
Emperor Khải Định with Bai and Khim Kanh
Emperor Thành Thái with Bai and Khim Khanh
Emperor Thành Thái with Bai and Khim Khanh
Emperor Bảo Đại with Bai and Khim Khanh
Emperor Bảo Đại with Bai and Khim Khanh
Oh Bai . . . when twilight is deep in the sky . . . Bai
Someone that I long to see, keeps haunting my memory
An' so the loneliness deep in my heart calls to you, calls to you!
( Oh Bai . . . ) Oh Bai . . .
( I live in the memory of many dreams ago,
when the stars were bright and you were mine alone . . .
My love for you can not die, though the oceans run dry
or heaven's call from the sky, now you're gone! )
Bai . . . can't you hear my lonely call? . . .
Morea . . . make my life complete again!
How I pray for the day when I'll see you smile
an' my heart will beat again!
Oh Bai . . . when twilight is deep in the sky . . . Bai
Someone that I long to see, keeps haunting my memory
An' so the loneliness deep in my heart calls to you, calls to you!
( Oh Bai . . . ) Oh Bai . . . ( Oh Bai . . . )